Theme: We felt both completely at home, yet it also seemed completely different. It was an American French teacher's dream.
Flow: Light, heavy, light
Introduction ideas:
Fusion of French culture and american culture: best of the French culture and best of the American culture
Grant : Brief explanation that we received a grant -- USM works hard to keep teachers up-to-date and to provide teachers with opportunities to enhance how they teach
Why did we choose Quebec? Talk about Quebec as our French speaking neighbor with which we have historically a lot in common. Economic ties.Talk about the French language as a global language.
Our trip was not a typical vacation, tourist type trip
We went so that all of us could keep our French up
We chose Quebec because it was an obvious, yet not obvious choice
Why travel -- why go rather than simply research Quebec (opportinity to interact with people, opportunity to use French)
Maybe a brief history lesson: common history, linguistic history
I. Film of British occupation of Quebec: the fourth Reich
II. Start with song, French question Start with a question for the school & take 2 ideas from the freeshman, sophomore, junior sections. (Have a big white board on stage and write that down so everyone can see the stereotypes).
French isn't any less than that, but it is so much more.
Theme ideas:
Alison: Language as a bridge or ambassador (French language is like a fifth campion, they call us United Statesans, they were impressed with our language skills as United Statesans), traveling and speaking the language, searching for interactions on the street, Brett going to the music session, he met someone he previously knew in France when he went to the music session
Brett: Language is part of their identity, le quebec libre pictures, interaction between francophone, immigrants that come into Quebec cannot go to English speaking schools, they are required to go to French speaking schools.
Neelie: Culture / Food: sirop d'érable, poutine, le marché
Neelie : Cirque du Soleil
Brett: Culture / Music/Dance/Entertainment: giguer, les cuillères, les festivals,
Renee: Background on Canada/le Quebec (boring, but perhaps important to orient students): size of country, langues spoken, ethnicities (important) -- link to the huron village we visited
Renee: Our "geeking out moments" - Picture of Brett taking a picture of the phone booth, photos of things that would only interest French geeks like us
Renee - Government of quebec -- I found it interesting that the largest statue on the house of parliament/in front of the parliament is of the amerindiens
Close
Tourism stuff -- what we might recommend that others go see if they ever go to QuebecFavorite memories -- moments that stand out, isle
Geeking out stuff - moments that make it
Outline *Have music playing as we come in. Stop the song. Teach lyrics real quick. Start playing tune, and sing it.... Introduction (Renee & Neelie)
1. Neelie: Grant : Brief explanation that we received a grant -- USM works hard to keep teachers up-to-date and to provide teachers with opportunities to enhance how they teach, quick travel/city summary,set the stage for the presentation and mention that we are all going to talk about something that we found interesting about the trip or important to Quebec
.2. Alison: Why quebec: Know so much about France which is so far away. We have French speaking neighbors and know a bit about Quebec. We also had notions about the culture because it's Canada, and like many people we assume it will be like the US. It ended up being the American french speaker's dream because...
Renee or Alison
1. Quick facts on Quebec
Alison:
Alison: Language as a bridge or ambassador (French language is like a fifth campion, they call us United Statesans, they were impressed with our language skills as United Statesans), traveling and speaking the language, searching for interactions on the street, Brett going to the music session, he met someone he previously knew in France when he went to the music session
Brett : language
Brett: Language is part of their identity, le quebec libre pictures, interaction between francophone, immigrants that come into Quebec cannot go to English speaking schools, they are required to go to French speaking schools.
Renee - Government of quebec -- I found it interesting that the largest statue on the house of parliament/in front of the parliament is of the amerindien
Renee: Background on Canada/le Quebec (boring, but perhaps important to orient students): size of country, langues spoken, ethnicities (important) -- link to the huron village we visited
Neelie: Street arts & Food
Neelie: Culture / Food: sirop d'érable, poutine, le marché, ile d'orlean
Neelie : Cirque du Soleil , moulin en image, l'art, les projecteurs, la musique-2 videos
Brett: Music
Brett: Culture / Music/Dance/Entertainment: giguer, les cuillères, les festivals,
End - Renee (if time): Geeking out
Geeking out stuff - moments that make it
End - if time each of us says one favorite memory & show the picture
We felt both completely at home, yet it also seemed completely different. It was an American French teacher's dream.
Flow:
Light, heavy, light
Introduction ideas:
- Fusion of French culture and american culture: best of the French culture and best of the American culture
- Grant : Brief explanation that we received a grant -- USM works hard to keep teachers up-to-date and to provide teachers with opportunities to enhance how they teach
- Why did we choose Quebec? Talk about Quebec as our French speaking neighbor with which we have historically a lot in common. Economic ties.Talk about the French language as a global language.
- Our trip was not a typical vacation, tourist type trip
- We went so that all of us could keep our French up
- We chose Quebec because it was an obvious, yet not obvious choice
- Why travel -- why go rather than simply research Quebec (opportinity to interact with people, opportunity to use French)
Maybe a brief history lesson: common history, linguistic historyI. Film of British occupation of Quebec: the fourth Reich
II. Start with song, French question Start with a question for the school & take 2 ideas from the freeshman, sophomore, junior sections. (Have a big white board on stage and write that down so everyone can see the stereotypes).
Theme ideas:
Close
Outline
*Have music playing as we come in. Stop the song. Teach lyrics real quick. Start playing tune, and sing it....
Introduction (Renee & Neelie)
1. Neelie: Grant : Brief explanation that we received a grant -- USM works hard to keep teachers up-to-date and to provide teachers with opportunities to enhance how they teach, quick travel/city summary,set the stage for the presentation and mention that we are all going to talk about something that we found interesting about the trip or important to Quebec
.2. Alison: Why quebec: Know so much about France which is so far away. We have French speaking neighbors and know a bit about Quebec. We also had notions about the culture because it's Canada, and like many people we assume it will be like the US. It ended up being the American french speaker's dream because...
Renee or Alison
1. Quick facts on Quebec
Alison:
Brett : language
Renee: History / Multicultural country
Neelie: Street arts & Food
Brett: Music
End - Renee (if time): Geeking out
End - if time
each of us says one favorite memory & show the picture
LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS